Mexico investigating soldiers involved in ‘execution’ of five men
1 year, 6 months ago

Mexico investigating soldiers involved in ‘execution’ of five men

Al Jazeera  

President Lopez Obrador says that extrajudicial killings cannot be permitted and that the soldiers involved will face justice. Mexican prosecutors are investigating what President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called the “execution” of five men in an incident that has sparked outrage from human rights observers. 🔴 URGENTE | Malos tratos y militares disparando a civiles: un vídeo muestra una aparente ejecución extrajudicial en Nuevo Laredo 🖋️ @Ferritortola 🔗 https://t.co/aoxzgyemmy 🧵⤵️ pic.twitter.com/NCqkDWmZaf — EL PAÍS México June 6, 2023 The video is dated May 18 and shows the truck, which was apparently being pursued by soldiers, crashing into a wall. The slayings mark the second known case of state forces conducting apparent extrajudicial executions in Nuevo Laredo this year, following the killing of five young men in a vehicle by soldiers on February 26. A human rights organisation in Nuevo Laredo also issued a complaint this year stating that National Guard troops had fired on a man’s truck, killing a pregnant 15-year-old and a 54-year-old and injuring two others.

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Investigators probe the killings of 4 women and 2 children in central Mexico
6 months, 1 week ago

Investigators probe the killings of 4 women and 2 children in central Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that investigators are looking into the killings of four women and two children in central Mexico, where National Guard officers were present. Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, called for an investigation after security camera footage showed National Guard officers entering “a property without permission” before the alleged killers entered the same …

4 soldiers killed in ‘trap’ in central Mexico, president says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

4 soldiers killed in ‘trap’ in central Mexico, president says

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — An improvised explosive device killed at least four soldiers in what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday was a “trap” likely set by a drug cartel. The soldiers were killed Thursday on the outskirts of the city of Aguililla in the embattled Mexican state of Michoacán, López Obrador said in a weekly news conference. “It weighs …

Murder of presidential candidate in Tijuana 30 years ago still obsesses Mexico
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder of presidential candidate in Tijuana 30 years ago still obsesses Mexico

LA Times  

Like the assassination of President Kennedy in the United States, the 1994 slaying of Luis Donaldo Colosio — a charismatic presidential candidate who vowed to reform Mexico’s historically autocratic political culture — has long generated doubts and conspiracy theories. López Obrador, a leftist, routinely denounces conservative political opponents who previously ruled Mexico as members of the “mafia of power.” Mexican …

Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem
1 year, 3 months ago

Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday delivered his second-to-last state of the union, and perhaps what was most striking of his roughly 1 1/2 hour speech was what he didn’t talk about: drugs, crime or drug cartels. Experts and residents agree that wide swaths of Mexico are under the de-facto control of drug cartels, but President Andrés Manuel López …

16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city
1 year, 6 months ago

16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday that 16 soldiers will be tried on military charges related to the killing five men in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo last month. The soldiers have been charged with violating “military discipline.” The department said those trials would proceed independently of any charges that might be brought by civilian prosecutors. …

Mexico investigates possible case of extrajudicial killings by soldiers
1 year, 6 months ago

Mexico investigates possible case of extrajudicial killings by soldiers

The Hindu  

Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating a possible case of extrajudicial killings by soldiers that left five men dead in May in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo, according to a federal official. The incident would be at least the second case of apparently extrajudicial killings in Nuevo Laredo this year. The men were apparently unarmed and in a …

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

LA Times  

Members of the Mexican army and forensic experts work at the site where four radio station workers were killed and two restaurant employees were wounded in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Friday. On Friday, hundreds of Mexican troops were dispatched to the northern border city of Ciudad Juárez in a bid to bolster security after a series of …

4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19
3 years, 6 months ago

4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities said Thursday they have …

Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings
3 years, 6 months ago

Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA — The top prosecutor in Mexico’s border state of Tamaulipas said Tuesday that infighting between rival factions of the Gulf drug cartel was the motive behind a weekend shooting that killed 19 people, 15 of whom appeared to be innocent bystanders. State prosecutor Irving Barrios told local station Radio Formula that apparently two gangs that operate just outside …

Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents
3 years, 6 months ago

Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Mexico’s president vowed to investigate the border shootings that left 19 people dead over the weekend, even as the latest homicide figures showed a rebound in killings nationwide. The government of Tamaulipas state, where Reynosa is located, said in a statement there was evidence the killings involved “organized crime,” which in Mexico is generally used to …

AMLO to investigate US-Mexico border killings of innocents
3 years, 6 months ago

AMLO to investigate US-Mexico border killings of innocents

Al Jazeera  

Mexico’s president pledged to investigate the border shootings that left 19 dead during the weekend, even as the latest homicide figures showed a rebound in killings nationwide. “Everything indicates that it was not a confrontation, but rather a commando that shot people who were not involved in any conflict,” López Obrador said. “In the face of so much violence, people …

Mexican soldiers accused in 2014 massacre re-arrested
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexican soldiers accused in 2014 massacre re-arrested

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Seven Mexican soldiers who were accused in the 2014 army killings of 22 drug cartel suspects but later freed have been re-arrested, a human rights group confirmed Thursday. The Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center, which represents a women whose daughter was killed in the massacre, confirmed the soldiers were re-arrested and said the case against them …

Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief

LA Times  

In a move certain to escalate tensions with the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating a case against a former Mexican defense minister who was arrested on drug trafficking charges at Los Angeles International Airport last year. “Without support, without proof?” Saying it would bolster his claims, López Obrador …

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